Chapter 155: Goddess's Sudden Change

  The location of this exit is actually very good, outside is a flat land, also a flat land at the foot of the mountain. When we came out, we could see the high tower on the opposite mountain with one eye. It turned out that we had been walking underground for so long and were not far from the high tower. I measured it roughly, in a straight line distance, it was no more than five or six kilometers. However, the road inside the mountain is rugged, to get to the tower on foot, it's at least twenty kilometers away.

  I came outside and started observing the terrain and plants around me, wanting to find some wild vegetables or fruits that I could eat. We were all very hungry, if we didn't eat something to replenish our energy, we wouldn't be able to make it back for a long time.

  I grew up in the countryside since I was a child, and most of the wild vegetables and fruits that can be eaten in the mountains are familiar to me. So soon I found some fishy grass and some wild fruit that had not yet fully ripened. Without hesitation, I said directly to Liu Mei: "Go pull those fishy grass over, we'll eat something before continuing on our journey."

  Liu Mei picked up the wild garlic I pointed out with some doubt and handed it to me, saying suspiciously: "Can this be eaten?"

  I smiled and said: "Isn't this just the jie jie gen we often eat? Also known as nine-section lotus. It's just wild, a bit older than the cultivated one."

  Liu Mei observed for a moment and then said in surprise, "It really is, I usually quite like to eat it, but now seeing the wild one, I don't recognize it, how embarrassing!"

  Ying'er also said: "Actually I don't know either, there's nothing shameful about it, it's just that I don't recognize wild vegetables."

  "I smiled and said: 'There are some wild fruits on that tree over there, they should be edible now, but they haven't ripened yet, so the taste might not be very good.'"

  Liu Mei didn't suspect anything this time and ran over to pick a few wild fruits and handed them to Ying'er.

  We took these wild vegetables and fruits that we don't usually notice as food, and everyone ate some. Then I said to the three women: "Now let's take a rest, after our strength recovers a bit, we'll go find Wang Mu..."

  Liu Mei nodded first and smiled at me, saying with some surprise: "Shixiong, can I also learn Wudang Kung Fu?"

  I was taken aback, then smiled and said: "That depends on whether you have the determination and perseverance to learn Wudang Kung Fu. Another point is whether you are suitable for practicing Kung Fu."

  Liu Mei smiled and said, "I asked Dongfang Yonghao before, and he also helped me check. He said I'm a natural-born person who can cultivate kung fu. However, the kung fu that Dongfang Yonghao cultivates is not suitable for me. His is completely tailored for men..."

  I nodded, understanding her meaning, and said: "When we return to the Goddess's residence, I'll teach you. Let me make one thing clear, I'm just a substitute teacher taking on an apprentice, so when you and Ying'er meet my master, you'll still have to address my master as your teacher."

  Liu Mei was overjoyed, took a step forward, and grasped my right hand: "I knew it, thank you, Brother!"

  I awkwardly and quietly pulled my right hand back, just as I was about to speak, when a flash of fire suddenly appeared in the corner of my eye. I hastily turned my head to look, and couldn't help but exclaim: "No good, something's happened at the goddess's residence!"

  The location of the high tower on the side where the goddess resides, flames rose into the sky, and there were also faint sounds of explosions coming over. However, the distance was far away, so it wasn't very obvious, probably only people here could hear it, that is, I could hear it.

  Liu Mei and others then followed my line of sight and exclaimed in unison: "What's going on?"

  I took a glance and knew that something big must have happened on the goddess's side, so I said: "It seems like war has begun, but I don't know who attacked you."

  "Big Brother Shifu, could it be that your people didn't receive your response, so they attacked our base?"

  Ying'er's suspicion was actually a normal thing, but when I heard it with my own ears, I still felt it was somewhat jarring. So my words were not very pleasant to hear: "Would our people kill me along with you? Isn't that a bit too thoughtless?"

  Ying'er's face turned slightly red, as if she also regretted what she had just said. She quietly took a step forward, reached out to support me, and whispered: "Sorry, Shixiong, I was just anxious, so I didn't think much... Don't mind it, I... I apologize to you..."

  Ying'er at this time was completely like a young girl's spoiled appearance, plus she looked really lovely, I couldn't say anything else to her, could only nod and smile: "In the future when encountering things, don't be impulsive again. The more urgent the situation, the calmer we need to remain. Otherwise, we will make incorrect judgments and choices."

  Ying'er smiled at me: "I understand now, thank you for reminding me, Brother. I won't make this mistake again in the future."

  I won't say anything more, let's change the subject. Turning to Liu Mei and Qin Zhenzhen, I said: "Let's hurry back, who knows if we can help or not, hopefully they're all fine."

  As I said that, I suddenly thought of Li Yingying, Chen Jing's cousin who came with me. I don't know if Li Yingying is still in the goddess's residence or if she is safe.

  Thinking of Li Yingying, I'm getting a bit anxious too. To be honest, among the goddesses, except for those few people who had contact with me before, most of them I don't know at all. So the life and death of those people I don't know, I won't put it in my heart either. But now Li Yingying's safety is forcing me to hurry over as soon as possible, after all, if something happens to Li Yingying, I won't be able to explain it to Chen Jing either.

  My current injury prevents me from going to the goddess's residence immediately. However, my heart has already flown over at the first moment.

  Ying'er was even more anxious than I was, and almost immediately helped me up, saying loudly: "Let's go quickly, we can't afford to waste any more time."

  I gritted my teeth and endured the intense pain from the wound on my foot, limping along the road. Qin Zhenzhen and I were quite similar, both of us had injuries on our feet, and we both limped when walking.

  Liu Mei and the baby were considered to be the luckier ones among us four, as they did not get hurt. So when we were preparing to head back to the goddess's residence, each of them supported one of us, wanting to hurry back as soon as possible.

  I was supported by Ying'er, feeling quite helpless. Because no matter what, I am her senior brother and a man after all.

  Because Qin Zhenzhen and I were seriously injured, our pace was not fast. In fact, even Jing'er and Liu Mei, their pace was not fast at this time, after all, everyone had been in the dark for a long time and were very tired.

  Ying'er and I didn't say a word all the way, Liu Mei and Qin Zhenzhen were worried about the sudden situation at the female god's residence at first, and they would say a few words from time to time. Later, because they saw that Ying'er and I weren't speaking, they also fell silent.

  As we approached the hotel next to the high tower where the goddess resided, which was converted into a infirmary, I realized that the guards who were originally guarding the tower outside had all gone somewhere. It was very quiet there, if it weren't for some scattered flames still burning and some destroyed items scattered on the ground, I wouldn't have believed that a war had taken place here just over an hour ago.

  But even so, the bloodstains on the floor of this infirmary clearly tell us that a fierce battle has just taken place here.

  Ying'er was worried about her mother's safety and came to the high tower, immediately shouting loudly: "Is anyone there?"

  Her cry was loud and I was startled, so I quickly pulled her down and squatted with her: "Don't shout, beware of the enemy's sniper..."

  No sooner had I finished speaking than a metallic sound came from a rock in front of me, and a bullet whizzed past my ear.

  Ying'er was startled and immediately bowed down, whispering: "What's going on? Are there enemies lurking here?"

  I nodded: "It seems that Wang Mu and the others have all withdrawn from here, let's leave this place too."

  Ying'er nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "But there are snipers watching us, how can we leave here?"

  I glanced at the stone in front of me that had been hit and said quietly, "The sniper didn't intend to kill us. If he did, that shot would have definitely hit us. The sniper's goal must be to make us leave ourselves. Let's leave now, I believe he won't take action against us."

  Ying'er believed me and turned back to Liu Mei and Qin Zhēnzhēn saying: "Let's leave this place, don't panic, walk slowly."

  Qin Zhenzhen and Liu Mei both looked puzzled and surprised, seemingly doubting what Ying'er had said. Ying'er spoke with a hint of anger: "Not leaving yet? Waiting to be named by the sniper?"

  Liu Mei and Qin Zhenzhen finally got up, slowly walking towards us on that road. The sniper really didn't make a move against us, but instead remained silent.

  I'm quite suspicious that the person who fired the shot just now is one of our own, which is why they spared us a few people. But I didn't see the sniper directly, so I don't know if my suspicion is true or not.

  Although we knew the sniper wouldn't shoot at us, when we arrived at a safe place, the four of us let out a sigh of relief together, and it was exactly the same.

  Normally, we would have shared a hearty laugh at this. But now that Queen Mother and Li Yingying's lives are uncertain, we don't have the heart for it anymore.

  When Uneven Hairpin asked me again what to do, I directly said: "Where will you generally choose to hide when you encounter danger?"

  Ying'er hadn't spoken yet, but Liu Mei had already said: "We usually take refuge in the passageways outside of Dark Shadow Land, but now, I think it's very difficult to go anywhere. All the roads leading there may be guarded by enemies."

  I nodded: "Then let's leave here and think of another way to enter the Shadow Land." After a pause, I suddenly remembered something: "Don't any of you have phones? Let's contact Queen Mother and the others first, then we'll know where to find them."

  "Over there is a phone, but we can't get in now..."

  I slightly furrowed my brow: "Is there anywhere else? This isn't a blind spot, we should have signal everywhere!"

  Ying'er shook her head: "Actually, we didn't think anyone would attack here before, so many devices were not prepared."

  I suddenly said: "So if you want to contact someone, can you only use the phone on that side?"

  Ying'er shook her head: "We have a special communication team, and our usual communication relies on them. But now I don't know where they went either."

  I sighed silently, knowing that if what Jing'er said was true, it could explain why they were forced to retreat so quickly when attacked. Nowadays, before troops march and fight, all information is summarized in a timely manner, and it can be said that modern warfare is truly an information war. But the Goddess Organization still relies on a special communication corps to transmit information, which is unknown how many years behind those advanced troops.

  Nowadays, ordinary people all have mobile phones and other communication devices, but as a troop - let's just say the Goddess Organization is a troop - its soldiers don't even have communication devices, which is really too backward. No wonder they completely lost their resistance once they were attacked. Moreover, I feel that we previously overestimated this Goddess Organization that exceeded our expectations and took away our gunners.

  No matter what I think in my heart, Ying'er continued to say: "I have long advised my mother to equip everyone with communication devices, but she just won't listen to me. Jin Cang, tell me, what should I do now to rescue my mother?"

  I forced a smile: "We don't even know where they are now, what's the point of talking about rescuing them? My friend and cousin Dr. Li Yingying is probably with Wang Mu now too, I still have no idea how to rescue her."

  Ying'er said disappointedly: "I thought you would have a good way to deal with my mother, it seems that this time we are helpless."

  Liu Mei said: "Princess, why don't we just rush in now and contact Queen Mother by phone..."

  Ying'er interrupted Liu Mei's words: "What you said is no different from sending us to our deaths. The sniper just now didn't kill us probably because he thought we were local people, so he let us go. If we appear in their sights again, I think they will definitely shoot and kill us immediately."

  I nodded slightly: "Junior sister is right, we can't take this risk. Liu Mei, why don't you stay here and take care of Qin Jie? I'll go with Ying Er to Xia Lin's former residence to find the phone I brought with me. As long as we find my phone, we can contact Wang Mu and the others. What do you think?"

  Liu Mei nodded: "Okay, but your injury..."

  I glanced down at my foot and gritted my teeth in pain. "It's okay, it's not far to Sharleen's place from here, I can make it."

  Liu Mei glanced at Ying'er and whispered: "Princess, you should be more careful."

  Ying'er was really anxious to save her mother at this time, so she also lost some of her composure and listened to my words, supporting me as I went to find my mobile phone.

  I did indeed bring the flight attendant's phone, although it's not a high-end model, but it's currently our only means of communication. However, I left it in Xialing's room earlier, and I don't know if we can find it immediately now. Xialing's room is on the first floor of the high-rise building, and to get there and find my phone, we must avoid that sniper from earlier.

  I speculate that the sniper should be hiding in one of the rooms in the infirmary. If we want to sneak past him and go to the high tower, it will be somewhat difficult. Because in front of the high tower is a flat open area with no cover, if we pass by, it's easy to be spotted by someone standing at a higher position.

  However, at this time, there were still many things burning on the ground due to the previous battle, filling the place with smoke and obscuring people's vision. If we're lucky enough, we should be able to successfully reach Sharin's room.

  "I hope Xia Lin didn't take away my mobile phone." I said to myself secretly: "If she took away my mobile phone, our adventure would be in vain."

  My inner words are something that Jing Er will never know about. At this moment, she is clearly more concerned with how to get in touch with her mother, and nothing else matters to her.

  I couldn't help but think to myself: what am I doing? My mission is to figure out whether the Goddess Organization will make a move against our government at this time, and whether it's possible to get them to join our government. It's not about rescuing people, nor is it about accompanying this cheap disciple to find her mother. Moreover, Ying'er's mother might even be the one who sent someone to capture the members of the Gun Group.

  I recall the sacrifices of the previous gun squad, and I couldn't help but blame myself for losing my principles. Now I'm purely helping the enemy, and even got myself injured in the process.

  Of course, I am also carrying out Lao Chen's orders. After all, Lao Chen hopes that I can bring these rebellious people back to the country.

  I thought about it and calmed down the unease in my heart, telling myself: "Since I've already done this, I might as well see it through to the end."

  So I whispered to Ying'er: "The open space is just ahead, we can easily be exposed, you be careful."

  Ying'er said in a low voice: "There are many things burning on the far left, and there is thick smoke everywhere. If we pass by from there, the enemy should not find us very quickly."

  I nodded and lowered my head with Ying'er, quietly making our way towards the high tower.

  The high tower inside seemed to be empty now, and it was very quiet. Yinger and I carefully approached the entrance of the high tower, and we really weren't discovered by the enemy. There were too many burning things here, so that there was rolling thick smoke everywhere, even if the enemy wanted to find us, it would be difficult. Taking advantage of the thick smoke, we successfully entered the high tower.

  We didn't dare to be happy, nor did we have time to think about how we had successfully avoided the enemy's sight. We rushed to Sharleen's room at the fastest speed, carefully opened the door, and then quickly slipped in.

  To be honest, at this moment, we are just like thieves.